Worksheets and Resources

The following worksheets and resources are adapted from our book Where Research Begins, and are free for you to download and share for both self-study and classroom use.

Are you teaching Where Research Begins in a language besides English, and want the worksheets to be available in that language? Let us know at admin@whereresearchbegins.com.

• “Before and After” (Envision your study as part of a larger, problem-driven narrative)
• “Cereal Box Challenge” (Generate original research project ideas)
• “Change One Variable” (Pinpoint the underlying research problem you are trying to solve)
• “Go Small or Go Home” (Generate specific, fact-focused questions about a source or topic, and detect the underlying problem)
• Keyword Checklist (Keep track of your research keywords)
• Research Databases and Archives (A collection of online research databases, updated periodically)
• Research Proposal Template (Give shape to your nascent research project by—deliberately prematurely—trying to persuade someone you’ve never met to fund and support it)
• Help Someone Else (Assist and empower other researchers)
• Further Reading (Books and articles that are useful in thinking about research)